Ivey v. Gatlin

Reid, Chief Justice.

The question is whether or not a cause of action is stated in the petition which alleges that a purchase by the defendant, John P. Gatlin, for cash, of the entire interest of his partner, W. J. Rivers, in a partnership business, is charged with a lien of a judgment previously obtained by the plaintiff, Willie Lee Ivey, against Rivers individually, because of Gatlin’s knowledge of the judgment, so as to authorize the relief prayed, to wit: “that this court will provide some means which in its judgment is most proper, to enforce plaintiff’s rights, either by appointing an…